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11 October 2022 /Gender Equality Forum focuses on the status of women of foreign origin in the Icelandic labour market
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir convenes the 2022 Gender Equality Forum in Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center on October 26th. The theme for discussion will be the status of women of foreign ...
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03 August 2022 /A small volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland
Risk to populated areas and critical infrastructure considered low No disruptions to international aviation Volcanic activity follows considerable seismic activity over the past fe...
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17 May 2022 /Iceland to host the IDAHOT+Forum in 2023
The annual IDAHOT+Forum will be held in Iceland in May 2023 in connection with the Icelandic Presidency of the Council of Europe starting this November. This will be the tenth time the Forum is held, ...
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17 May 2022 /Iceland jumps up five places and into top ten on the Rainbow Europe Map
Iceland is now ranked number nine on ILGA-Europe‘s annual Rainbow Map, moving up five places between years. The first ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map and Index was published in 2009, and since then it has bee...
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16 May 2022 /Statement by Denmark, Iceland and Norway on Finland and Sweden’s decision to apply for NATO membership
The prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland and Norway have issued the following joint statement welcoming the decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for NATO membership, and emphasising that the Nordic...
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11 May 2022 /Iceland's support for Ukraine reaches one billion ISK
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir attended the High-Level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine which took place in Warsaw earlier this month. At the conference, Prime Minister Jakobsdóttir a...
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09 May 2022 /President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s address to the Icelandic Parliament
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, addressed members of the Icelandic Parliament (Althingi), the President of Iceland and the Government of Iceland in a live video address at a special session ...
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05 May 2022 /Prime Minister Jakobsdóttir attended Nordic-India Summit
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir participated in a Nordic-India Summit in Copenhagen yesterday. At the summit the prime ministers of the five Nordic countries met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
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25 April 2022 /Iceland to welcome up to 140 vulnerable refugees from Ukraine
The Government of Iceland approved on April 22 a recommendation of the Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market, Minister of Justice, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of ...
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07 March 2022 /The Minister of Justice permits temporary protection due to mass flight
The Minister of Justice has decided, following local and international consultations, to immediately activate Article 44 of the Foreign Nationals Act No 80/2016, in light of the mass flight following ...
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24 February 2022 /Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine
The Government of Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and expresses deep concern for the destruction and suffering that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will inevitably cause. "Our thoug...
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07 January 2022 /COVID-19: Border measures remain unchanged until the end of February
Regulation on COVID-19 measures at the border will remain unchanged until 28 February. Proposals on measures for the spring will be introduced no later than 20 February. This was decided at a cabinet...
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28 November 2021 /Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office
The State Council held two meetings at the President’s residence at Bessastaðir today. At the former meeting the President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, accepted the resignation of the first gove...
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24 November 2021 /COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Iceland‘s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, says that the final results of COP26 in Glasgow is a source of optimism for the most urgent task of the 21st ...
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09 November 2021 /Iceland‘s message at COP26: We need to upgrade our pledges
The message from Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir at the UN Climte Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was clear. We need to do more, since the Paris pledges will not suffice to keep global warming...
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24 September 2021 /The Icelandic Government and Landsvirkjun Agree on Remuneration for Utilisation Rights in the Þjórsá Area
Press release from the Office of the Prime Minister of Iceland and Landsvirkjun The Prime Minister‘s Office and Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, have reached an agreement on remune...
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17 September 2021 /Female leaders call for women’s rights and equal opportunities to be upheld in Afghanistan
Women heads of state and government sent out a joint call to current and future power holders in Afghanistan to refrain from violence against women and girls and to uphold and ensure equal rights and ...
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14 August 2021 /Ending gender-based violence: activists and survivors aim to shape global agenda
Reykjavík, 14 August 2021: The Government of Iceland and the city of Reykjavík will welcome activists and survivors from around the world on August 16th-18th, digitally and in-person in a bid to haste...
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09 August 2021 /Vaccinated passengers with ties to Iceland to undergo testing
As of August 16, vaccinated passengers with ties to Iceland must undergo testing within 48 hours of arrival in Iceland. Individuals with ties to Iceland are: Icelandic citizens Individuals do...
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21 May 2021 /COVID-19: Border measures extended to 15th of June
Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health of Iceland, has decided to extend the application of current government regulation on quarantine, isolation and testing at the border of Iceland in connectio...
